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Monitored Fire Alarms Vs. Unmonitored Smoke & CO Detectors

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Monitored Fire Alarms Vs. Unmonitored Smoke & CO Detectors


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So many areas of our lives are automated thanks to technology; why not use that technology for saving your life rather than just running it? In this week’s blog, we are kicking off fire safety month with the important distinction between monitored fire alarms and unmonitored smoke and CO detectors, commonly found in most American homes. You have a choice. We invite you to take a deep dive into how each option works so that you are fully armed with the needed information to protect your home and family from deadly fire emergencies and carbon monoxide (CO) leaks, too!

What To Do In An Emergency

If you find yourself in an emergency situation – a person you’re with has a heart attack, for example – do you phone a friend for help or do you dial 9-1-1? It has been drilled in us to dial 9-1-1 emergency services so that the proper help will be sent directly to the person suffering from a life-threatening emergency. It’s direct, fast and typically the best chance anyone has at saving a life when seconds matter.

When Seconds Count

Consider that having an unmonitored smoke alarm or carbon monoxide detector is much like phoning a friend during an emergency; the effort is futile. When a house fire occurs in an unmonitored environment, help is reliant upon someone manually notifying the fire department, which may not be a viable option during an emergency. Either you are trapped in the fire or nobody is there to notify them. As for carbon monoxide, known as the silent killer, nobody would know to call for help in the instance of a leak.

Automate the Call for Help

Earlier this year, we discussed: DIY vs. Hiring Out, which hit on the importance of monitoring. For the same reason that you want your burglar alarm to be monitored, you want to ensure your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detectors are monitored, too. Simply put, lives are at stake. When a fire breaks out in a monitored environment, our Five Diamond Certified Central Alarm Monitoring Center will quickly verify the alarm and immediately notify the authorities for you. Help is on the way whether you are trapped inside your home, away at work or on vacation in Maui.

Fire Facts1

  • FIRE IS FAST: It takes 30 seconds or less for a small flame to turn into a large fire, two minutes to become life-threatening and five minutes for your home to be completely engulfed in flames.
  • FIRE IS HOT: Heat is more threatening than flames. The temperature of a room during a fire can be 100 degrees at floor level and rise to 600 degrees at eye level. Inhaling this extremely hot air will scorch your lungs and melt clothes to your skin.
  • FIRE IS DARK: Fire starts bright but quickly produces black smoke and complete darkness.
  • FIRE IS DEADLY: Smoke and toxic gases kill more people than flames do. Fire produces poisonous gases that make you disoriented and drowsy. Asphyxiation is the leading cause of fire deaths, exceeding burns by a three-to-one ratio.

These reasons make it clear just how imperative it is to act fast during a fire, which makes multitasking (calling the fire department while trying to save your life and the lives of your family and pets) impossible. Opting for a monitored fire alarm ensures that help is on the way!  Check out next week’s blog for residential fire safety tips, including having an emergency plan in place. And, as always, contact us 855-MYSMARTHOME for more information on monitored fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors or your related questions pertaining to your safety.